PP-91 Kedr


The PP-91 Kedr is a 9mm machine pistol developed from a prototype from the 1970s and since 1994 adopted by the Russian [Ministry of Internal Affairs].

Overview

The PP-91 is a simply designed, easy to manufacture selective fire submachine gun designed by Yevgeny Dragunov.
It is blowback operated and fires from a closed bolt, allowing for more accurate shooting than would be possible from an open bolt design. Ammunition is fed from a double column box magazine and it is supplied with folding shoulder stock.
Despite the small caliber of the round it uses, the notable advantages of the PP-91 are its compact size and the weight of only 1.5 kg, making it very easy to carry, and can be fired effectively by only one hand. The safety/selector lever is located on the right hand side and allows for semi-automatic single shots and fully automatic fire at the rate of 800 rounds per minute. The effective range of the PP-91 is between 50-100m. The weapon uses a diopter sight and allows for the use of a laser sight and a suppressor.

Variants

  • PP-71 - a prototype SMG developed for the Ministry of Defense in the framework of the ROC "Bouquet" and tested in 1969–1972. Not commercially produced.
  • PP-91-01 "Kedr-B" - SMG with an integrated silencer, chambered for 9×18mm Makarov
  • PP-9 "Klin" chambered for 9×18mm Makarov, produced in 1996–2002. for the Interior Ministry. It features improved ballistics, the increased weight of the gate and the presence of helical grooves in the chamber.
  • PP-919 "Kedr-2" - was developed in 1994–1996. chambered for 9×19mm Parabellum for the Federal Tax Police Service.
  • * in 2009 was also presented a prototype of the PP-2011 "KEDR-PARA" chambered for 9×19mm 7N21.
  • PKSK - semi-automatic carbine version chambered for 9×17 mm K, designed for private security, with a 10-round magazine. Produced in small batches since April 1998.
  • KMO-9 "Korsak" - prototype semi-automatic version with a long barrel chambered for 9×21mm. Designed as a civilian sporting and hunting weapons training.
  • PST "Corporal" - semi-automatic version for private security agencies chambered for the 10 × 23mm T cartridge, with a 10-round magazine.
  • PDT-9T "Yesaul" - semi-automatic version chambered for the non-lethal 9mm P.A., with a 10-round magazine.
  • * "Yesaul-2" - a prototype full-automatic version chambered for the non-lethal 9mm P.A., with a 20-round magazine
  • PDT-13T "Yesaul-3" - semi-automatic version chambered for the non-lethal.45 Rubber, with a 10-round magazine
  • "Kedr-MD" - sub-machine gun to fire only blank cartridges, designed to order by the film concern "Mosfilm" in 2006. Only 5 were made.
  • KSO-9 "Krechet" - semi-automatic civilian carbine variant with long barrel, AR-15 type stock, 10-round magazines and chambered for the 9×19mm cartridge. Saw limited production in 2014–2015; very few were made.

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